A
landlady has suffered a broken leg after her tenant attacked her and
pushed her down for demanding 20 months rent arrears he was owing her in
Lagos.
The suspect arraigned in court
Following a demand of 20-months house rent arrears by a Lagos-based
landlady, Mrs Idayat Aderibigbe, a tenant identified as Obidi Ibeagha,
attacked the woman, pushed her down and as a result, she suffered a
broken leg.
According to PM Express, the tenant, who has since been arrested,
was charged before a Lagos court and remanded in prison custody for
allegedly assaulting his landlady on 13 January 2017 at Cele Bus-stop in
Egbe Ikotun, suburbs of Lagos where the suspect reside with his family.
It was gathered that the Anambra State-born tenant who has been
unable to pay the rent arrears due to the economic situation before the
landlord died last year, was said to have became angry and attacked the
landlady for asking from him the rent he owed the woman’s late husband.
The 44-year old Ibeagha, reportedly pushed her and she fell down
and got injured and broke one of her legs. He first told her that he
wanted to park out from the apartment to a smaller apartment and as such
he would not pay the arrears because she was not his landlord at that
period he was owing.
When the landlady insisted that he will pay the arrears before he will be allowed to move out, he reportedly attacked her.
The victim was rushed to a hospital and the matter was reported to
the police at Ikotun division who arrested Ibeagha. He was taken to
court where he was charged with assault and occasional harm under the
Criminal code.
He pleaded not guilty.
At the Magistrate’s court sitting in Ejigbo, the presiding
Magistrate, Mr A.A. Fashola granted him bail in the sum of N50,000 with
two sureties in like sum.
Ibeagha was remanded in prison custody pending when he will perfect his bail condition.
The matter was adjourned till 15 February 2017.
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